Wisconsin teen wins Doodle 4 Google contest!

Today, Google replaced their standard logo with a fresh doodle--not an unusual move for the company, but today's doodle is particularly special: It's the winner of their 2013 Doodle 4 Google contest. The illustration, created by Sabrina Brady, a senior...

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Jessie makes fun of...food allergies? Hmm.

We love us some Jessie--I mean, with Debby Ryan, Peyton List and the rest of the crew, how could you not? But when we heard the latest news from Disney HQ, we were a little, well, miffed, shall we say. Apparently...

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Want to help Oklahoma City? Here's how

Yesterday a two-mile wide tornado hit Moore, right outside of Oklahoma City. In its chaotic wake, the storm destroyed houses, communities and even an elementary school, while taking 24 lives. The wreckage is massive, and the pain is widespread—the whole GL office was devastated...

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7 ridiculous caffeine-laced products (and why they just might disappear)

Way back in the 1950s, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved caffeine use in just one product, the iconic cola. Nowadays, you can find caffeine in a bevy of different foods, from the usual suspects to snack foods and...

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Merida's makeover: Big deal or not so much?

Scottish lass Merida from last summer's Pixar smash is finally joining the ranks of the Disney Princesses. But before she joins the queue, evidently she needed a li'l polish. With neater hair, a li'l more skin and a flashy dress...

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Could you deal with an all-veg cafeteria menu?

Sure, we can handle going vegetarian for a night or two--even a whole day! But all week, every week? That's crazy talk...or is it? One elementary school in NYC is doing just that. After trying all-vegetarian lunches a few times a...

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8 great things that happened this week

Between the Boston Marathon bombings to the West Texas fertilizer plant explosion to the flooding in Chicago and beyond, this has been a “no news is good news” kind of a week…until now. While your newsfeeds might be cluttered with...

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GL's going quiet for the Day of Silence. Are you?

Today is the National Day of Silence. Girls' Life will be joining thousands of schools, organizations and individuals across the country to call attention to the continual silence forced upon LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people. For longer than...

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Words to remember when life gets scary

When bombs went off near the Boston Marathon finish line this afternoon, fear spread across America--the same fear, I'm sure, that's felt globally when such things happen. Security tightened in major U.S. cities, and I, for one, was glued to...

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RIP Margaret Thatcher: 10 lessons from the Iron Lady

Earlier today, one of the most remarkable women of all time passed away from a stroke. Margaret Thatcher was Great Britain’s first-ever female prime minister. She changed the way the country viewed politics, and the way girls and women viewed...

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